Akonnor defends he called back long term absentees for Sudan Game

CK Akonnor the Head Coach of the Black Stars of Ghana has given reasons why he called some of the old Black stars players for the Sudan game. The four players whose return has sparked debates in Ghana are Baba Rahman, Mubarak Wakaso, John Boye, and Harrison Afful.

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They are making their first return after several missed call ups. These players were absent when Ghana played the two friendlies against Mali and Qatar.

Coach of the Black Stars, CK Akonnor has explained that he invited these players because he needed instant positive results hence there was the need to blend both the very experienced and the new youthful lads for the Black Stars. 

He believed building a solid team requires the blending of both the new and old generation of players. Thus integrating experience and energy to enable the team to perform at optimum capacity. This why he invited Chelsea’s left-back Baba Abdul Rahman as well as Harisson Afful who plays his football trade with Columbus Crew in the US and Mubarak Wakaso who is now playing in the Chines football league. 

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“John Boye is again an old guy; all this is because of the fact that we want immediate solutions and therefore it is needed for us to deal with the experience and those who have been in such surroundings before. “They have the experience, been around the terrain before and know what it takes to play qualification and so I thought it wise to bring someone who’s doing well in Europe.

“People have talked about him and I think he deserves that chance and that’s why he’s here to support the team,” he said this as the reason why he called Boye back.

Ghana will host Sudan when they start the Cup of Nations qualifiers on home soil at the Cape Coast stadium on Thursday, November 12. The next game of the Black Stars will be an away game in Khartoum five days later on the 17th in the reverse fixture against Sudan.

The teaming supporters of the Ghana Black Stars will expect nothing but victory in both games as a good start for the next African Cup of Nations.

CK Akonnor the Head Coach of the Black Stars of Ghana will have all the pressure to lead his charges to victory.